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Clamp (manga artists)
Clamp at the Anime Expo 2006. (from left to right) Satsuki Igarashi, Nanase Ohkawa, Tsubaki Nekoi, Mokona.
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Clamp (クランプ Kuranpu?), is an all-female Japanese manga artist group that formed in the mid-1980s. It consists of leader Nanase Ohkawa (大川 七瀬 Ōkawa Nanase?), and three artists whose roles shift for each series: Mokona (もこな Mokona?), Tsubaki Nekoi (猫井 椿 Nekoi Tsubaki?), and Satsuki Igarashi (いがらし 寒月 Igarashi Satsuki?). Almost 100 million Clamp tankōbon copies have been sold worldwide as of October 2007.[1]
Beginning as an eleven-member dōjinshi circle in the mid-1980s, they began creating original work in 1987. By the time they debuted with RG Veda in 1989, the group was reduced to seven members. In 1993, three more members left, leaving the four members who are currently still part of the group. In 2006, the members decided to change their names; Ohkawa later changed her name back from Ageha Ohkawa to Nanase Ohkawa, while the other three members retained their new names.
Before their debut (1980s–1989)[edit]
Clamp originally began in the mid-1980s[2] as an eleven-member dōjinshi circle named Clamp Cluster. This included O-Kyon (お·きょん?), Sei Nanao (七穂せい Nanao Sei?), Tamayo Akiyama (秋山 たまよ Akiyama Tamayo?), Leeza Sei (聖りいざ Sei Riiza?), and Sōshi Hishika (日鷺総司 Hishika Sōshi?), Kazue Nakamori (中森かずえ Nakamori Kazue?), and Shinya Ōmi (大海神哉 Ōmi Shin'ya?). Three of Clamp's artists—Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi—first began drawing manga when they were teenagers, inspired by friends. The three artists were good friends in the same school. They met and befriended Nanase Ohkawa through one of her friends who had bought comics from Mokona. The original group of twelve members began to meet at every event held in Osaka and Kobe, which usually occurred once a month.[3] Before they began creating original work, the group produced dōjinshi of Captain Tsubasa, and yaoi dōjinshi of Saint Seiya.[1][4] However, in 1987 the group stopped dōjinshi and began creating original work; it was at this time they began working on RG Veda.[2] Their first collaborative work was entitled "Clamp", which they continued to work on until shortly after their debut.[3]
The group debuted as professional manga artists when they decided to print the manga RG Veda, which they had first started as a fan comic. After seeing the comic digest of the manga series that Clamp had published, an editor for Shinshokan's Wings manga magazine asked the group to work for them. They submitted an approximately sixty-page story as a sample, but the work was rejected. Ohkawa later lambasted the draft, stating that "everything was bad" and attributing the quality to the group's lack of experience, since they had never before completed a story as a cohesive group. The group was given another chance at publication should they submit a new story that Shinshokan liked; this time, they submitted RG Veda.[3]
During the time before their official debut, the group moved to Tokyo and rented a small, two-bedroom apartment. Ohkawa stated that she thought she was "gonna die there." Nekoi stated that "the only private space [they] had was under [their] desk."[3]
By the group's professional debut in 1989 with the manga RG Veda, serialized in Shinshokan's Wings magazine, its members had gone down to seven.[5] During the production of the manga RG Veda, O-Kyon had left the group. In June 1990, Sei Nanao officially left the group (last mentioned in Shōten 6),[3] Sōshi Hishika (日鷺総司 Hishika Sōshi?), Kazue Nakamori (中森かずえ Nakamori Kazue?), and Shinya Omi (大海神哉 Ōmi Shin'ya?) officially left in March 1993 (as mentioned in the Shōten 3).[verification needed] In October 1992, Tamayo Akiyama and Leeza Sei officially left the group.[citation needed]
RG Veda was originally planned to be a single story rather than a series, although because of good reader response and higher-than-expected sales for its first volume Shinshokan permitted the group to create more volumes,[3] however after each chapter of the manga was released, Shinshokan threatened that it would cease serialization should its popularity fall.
In July 1989, Genki Comics began serializing Clamp's second work, Man of Many Faces. It also began serializing Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders in August 1991, which became the work that the three artists Mokona, Nekoi, and Igarashi enjoyed working on most.[6] In March 1990, Wings began serializing Tokyo Babylon. In December 1990, Monthly Asuka ran Clamp School Detectives, and in May 1992, it began serializing X.
Clamp was serialized by many other magazines and publishers including Kobunsha publishing Shirahime-Syo: Snow Goddess Tales on June 10, 1992. In 1993, Clamp released two different manga: in March, Miyuki-chan in Wonderland, which began serializing in Newtype, and in November, Magic Knight Rayearth which was serialized in Nakayoshi. Nakayoshi also began to serialize Cardcaptor Sakura in May 1996; Ohkawa, Clamp's leader and storyboarder, particularly enjoyed working on Cardcaptor Sakura it was not tragedy, unlike many of her previous works.[6] Kadokawa Shoten published The One I Love on July 17, 1995. Wish first began serializing in Asuka Comics DX in October 1996. In December 1998, Suki: A Like Story began first serializing in Asuka Comics DX, and in January 1999, Angelic Layer first began serializing in Monthly Shōnen Ace.
In 2001, Young Magazine began serializing Clamp's Chobits which completed its run in 2002. Although their previous works are targeted at a female audience, Chobits marked the first time Clamp wrote for an older teen male audience.[7] Clamp began writing the two works that tell separate parts of the same overarching plot, xxxHolic serialized in Young Magazine beginning in 2003 followed by Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle serialized in the Weekly Shōnen Magazine beginning in the same year.[8] Tsubasa marked the first time Clamp had ever tried writing for a younger male audience, although their first work published in the Shōnen genre was Angelic Layer[9]
In 2004, Clamp's 15th anniversary as a manga artist group, the members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi to Ageha Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi (her name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters) respectively.[10] To celebrate Clamp's 15th anniversary, Tokyopop released a twelve-part magazine series entitled Clamp no Kiseki that contained a plethora of information for fans.[11] The August 2004 issue of Newtype USA, a magazine specializing in events of the anime and manga subcultures, reported that the members of Clamp simply wanted to try out new names. In a later interview with Ohkawa, it was revealed that initially Mokona wanted to drop her surname because it sounded too immature for her liking, while Nekoi disliked people mistakenly commenting on her as a Rolling Stones member. Ohkawa and Igarashi, wanting to go with the flow of Nekoi's and Mokona's name changes, changed their names as well.[10]
In 2006, Ohkawa made her first appearance overseas at the Taipei International Book Exhibition sponsored by Production I.G.[10] During an interview there, she announced that Clamp would be making its first USA public debut at Anime Expo in July in Anaheim, California co-sponsored by Anime Expo, Del Rey Manga, Funimation and Tokyopop.[12][13] They were well received at the convention as fans completely filled all 6,000 seats present in the auditorium of the focus panel in addition to more on the waiting list.[6] By 2006, Clamp had reportedly sold in excess of 90 million copies of their manga internationally.[14]
While Tsubasa ended in October 2009, xxxHolic ended in early 2011. The authors were satisfied with the two manga ending commenting it was difficult to serialize the two interconnected manga at the same time due to Tsubasa 's focus on action which required them to write sidestories for xxxHolic.[15] Clamp also collaborated in the anime Blood-C designing the characters and with Ohkawa writing the story.[16] Legal Drug restarted serialization in the same year in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace under the new title of Drug and Drop.[17] A new xxxHolic manga titled XXXHOLiC Rei also started serialization in Kodansha's Young Magazine in March 2013.[18][19]
Business model[edit]
The members of Clamp all share a single workplace and as such do not need to arrange specific meetings.[3] Nanase Ohkawa acts as the group's spokesperson, producer-director, and storyboarder.[20] Mokona is the chief character designer, while Igarashi and Nekoi work for the background; however, the three often shuffle their roles.[10] Sometimes, they may split the work of the characters and backgrounds or have one person draw all the art depending on the story. The three artists try to stay as "close as possible" to Ohkawa's original designs. Ohkawa advises the artists on what colors to use.[3] Although Ohkawa chooses which projects they decide to decline or accept, Satsuki Igarashi decides on the actual time and order the group works on each project, creating the schedules for time allotted to each individual work.[21] They do not have any assistants, stating that assistants would slow them down because they would not understand the "years worth of jargon" they created among themselves.[3]
Once Ohkawa has conceived a story, the four members of the group gather "to discuss the purpose of the story and its main characters." After the group members become familiar with the story, Ohkawa drafts an outline for the story and determines the story's setting.[3] The ending for each story is predetermined.[6] Ohkawa designs many of the characters early in the story's development; frequently appearing guest characters are designed from the beginning whereas minor characters are designed early on.[3] As Ohkawa drafts the outline, the other three members formulate character designs by creating character profile sheets so as to avoid confusion.[3] After drawing a sample story and sketch for their editor and receiving approval, Ohkawa assigns the roles to each group member and then chooses the visual styles depending on factors such as the complexity of the story, the chosen art style, and its relationship to the group's other works.[3][10][20][21] Ohkawa provides a rough draft for each chapter detailing things such as dialogue, panel size, props, movement, and character's emotions.[3]
On average for each chapter that they produce (for Clamp, an average of 20 pages of artwork in a magazine), storyboarding takes twelve hours, the script takes eight hours to write, and the artwork depends on the story. For example, a chapter of xxxHolic takes two days, whereas a chapter of X took four to five days.[6]
In general, Ohkawa gets her inspiration for the group from everyday events such as dreams or the news.[21] Unlike most manga artists who specialize in a single genre, Clamp has created a diverse body of work.[20] Clamp's genres vary widely, from childish and comedic (Cardcaptor Sakura, Clamp School Detectives) to more dramatic and teen-rated (xxxHolic, X) series. Furthermore, drawing from the idea of Osamu Tezuka's Star System as they did in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle,[22] Clamp often reuses characters from their own earlier works, which gives rise to a loosely defined "Clamp Universe".[23]
The current members of Clamp took art-focused classes during their high school. However, Tsubaki Nekoi feels that, aside from basic art skills, drawing manga requires a different skill set; however, none of the group members has worked as an assistant for already established manga artists, and most of their ability is self-taught.[21] Clamp's manga is distinguished by its diverse visual styles.[20] Their work Clover for example, is remarkable for its heavy use of negative space.[24]
Clamp's works span a wide variety of themes. As oppose to keeping consistent themes across their works or having individual themes for each work, Nanase Ohakawa stated "we come up with a new theme for each story. One thing to say each time." Their works often deal with the theme of human fate that relates to Ohkawa's view on life; Ohkawa believes that "fate is something you choose", not a "mystical force manipulating your destiny", and that with determination and resolve, "you can change your fate".[25]
Also common is the idea of soulmates, or couples tied together by fate. Seen in Magic Knight Rayearth, three girls are bound together by fate to save Cephiro. Fate is also the reason the three girls consider each other "sisters"; another idea that elaborates people being tied together (family cannot be chosen). Clamp also explores the idea of chaste or pure love (as in the manga Chobits).[26] Clamp's disregard for sex or gender (or at times biological age) in these couples has led them to write normal homosexual couples into many of their manga in contrast to many other manga artists (for example, Tōya and Yukito in Card Captor Sakura). A number of such couples have been shown together across parallel dimensions in the Clamp multiverse. Although Clamp often writes romantic works, Ohkawa has mentioned that she feels that it is more putting one's life on the line than love that causes women to grow or change.[21] Clamp never features love as a central theme; Ohkawa stated in an interview with Takeshi Oshiguchi in 1997 for Animerica that she is not "good at love stories" since her "idea of a relationship is different from that of a lot of other people."[25]
Perhaps drawing inspiration from Ohkawa's own poor right-eye vision, Clamp frequently features one-eyed characters or characters that lose their sight in one eye as means to express the feeling of loneliness (for example, Subaru and Seishirō in Tokyo Babylon and X and Fay in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle). However, there is always something later on that comes to supplement the loss in vision.[21]
From | To | English Translated Title | Publisher | Serialized in | Status | Volumes |
1989 | 1996 | RG Veda | Shinshokan | Wings | Complete | 10 |
1990 | 1991 | Man of Many Faces | Kadokawa Shoten | Newtype | Complete | 2 |
1990 | 1993 | Tokyo Babylon | Shinshokan | Wings | Complete | 7 |
1992 | 1993 | Clamp School Detectives | Kadokawa Shoten | Monthly Asuka | Complete | 3 |
1992 | 1993 | Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders | Kadokawa Shoten | Newtype 100% Comics | Complete | 2 |
1992 | 1992 | Shirahime-Syo: Snow Goddess Tales | Kadokawa Shoten | Monthly Asuka | Complete | 1 |
1992 | 2003* | X/1999 | Kadokawa Shoten | Monthly Asuka | Halted | 18 |
1992 | 1994 | Legend of Chun Hyang | Hakusensha | Serie Mystery - Special | Complete | 1 |
1993 | 1995 | Magic Knight Rayearth | Kodansha | Nakayoshi | Complete | 3 |
1993 | 1995 | Miyuki-chan in Wonderland | Kadokawa Shoten | Newtype | Complete | 1 |
1995 | 1995 | The One I Love | Kadokawa Shoten | Young Rose Comics DX | Complete | 1 |
1995 | 1996 | Magic Knight Rayearth 2 | Kodansha | Nakayoshi | Complete | 3 |
1996 | 2000 | Cardcaptor Sakura | Kodansha | Nakayoshi | Complete | 12 |
1996 | 1998 | Wish | Kadokawa Shoten | Monthly Asuka | Complete | 4 |
1997 | 1999 | Clover | Kodansha | Amie | Halted | 4 |
1999 | 2001 | Angelic Layer | Kadokawa Shoten | Monthly Shōnen Ace | Complete | 5 |
1999 | 2000 | Suki: A Like Story | Kadokawa Shoten | Monthly Asuka | Complete | 3 |
2000 | 2003 | Legal Drug | Kadokawa Shoten | Monthly Asuka | Complete[n 1] | 3 |
2001 | 2002 | Chobits | Kodansha | Young Magazine | Complete | 8 |
2002 | 2002 | Murikuri | Kodansha | Young Magazine | Complete | 1 (one shot) |
2003 | 2011 | xxxHolic | Kodansha | Young Magazine, then Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine | Complete | 19 |
2003 | 2009 | Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle | Kodansha | Weekly Shōnen Magazine | Complete | 28 |
2005 | 2011 | Kobato. | Shogakukan --> Kadokawa Shoten | Monthly Sunday Gene-X --> Newtype | Complete | 6 |
2011 | — | Gate 7 | Shueisha | Jump SQ | Halted | 4 (23 chapters) |
2011 | — | Drug & Drop | Kadokawa Shoten | Young Ace | Halted[n 1] | 2 (17 chapters) |
2013 | — | xxxHolic: Rei | Kodansha | Young Magazine | Halted | 3 (36 chapters) |
2014 | — | Tsubasa World Chronicle: Nirai Kanai-hen | Kodansha | Magazine Special | Ongoing | — |
Reception and awards[edit]
Mystery has surrounded the members of Clamp as, in order to avoid being harassed by overzealous fans, they avoid making public appearances.[10] In polls conducted by marketing research firm Oricon, Clamp was elected ninth most popular manga artist from Japan in 2007, while they were eighth in 2008, sharing the spot with Fujiko F. Fujio.[27][28]
Gen Fukunaga, the president and CEO of Funimation, has praised Clamp as being "one of the most acclaimed groups of artists in Japan."[13] According to Charles Solomon, a journalist for The New York Times, Clamp "ranks among the most successful creators of manga ... in Japan and the United States." Dallas Middaugh, associate publisher of Del Rey Manga, stated that Clamp was an integral part of "manga explosion" that has been occurring in the United States over the past few years. He also praised the group's artwork and storytelling style as having "struck a strong chord with male and female manga readers."[20] The group was placed third after the winner for the Shogakukan Manga Award in the Children's category in 1999.[29] Their work Cardcaptor Sakura won the Seiun Award for best manga in 2001.[30] Almost 100 million Clamp tankōbon copies have been sold worldwide as of October 2007.[1] Various of their selling series include xxxHolic and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle that have sold over eleven million and twenty million volumes, respectively.[31][32]
When asked about the universal popularity of Clamp's works, John Oppliger of AnimeNation stated that although it is "not based on originality [or] their artistic skill", they possess a distinct style that "perfectly mesh[es] the conventional attributes of shōnen and shōjo manga". He also pointed out that Clamp often "recycles" characters from their own earlier works, which gave rise to "a loosely defined 'Clamp Universe' that gives much of their work a unifying tone", and creates "absorbing, complex narratives that appeal to both male and female readers". All these factors result in "a cult following devoted to anything and everything the group publishes".[23] The Anime Encyclopedia authors stated that "whatever Clamp are on, we'd like some".[33]
Helen McCarthy in 500 Essential Anime Movies stated that Clamp's works "are among the most successful manga and anime with Western fans".[34]
- ^ a b c Pink, Daniel H. (2007-10-22). "Japan, Ink: Inside the Manga Industrial Complex". Wired Magazine (Condé Nast Digital) (15–11): 5. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ^ a b Wu, Lisa "Skuld" (February 2003). "The Legend of CLAMP" (PDF). Miteiru! (MIT) II (3). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 2, 2009. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Clamp (January 2005). Clampノ絵シゴト NORTH SIDE [Clamp Art Works North Side Illustration Book]. English translation Yuki N. Johnson and Alexis Kirsch. Los Angeles: Tokyopop. ISBN 978-1-59182-902-7.
- ^ Kimbergt, Sébastien (2008). "Ces mangas qui utilisent le yaoi pour doper leurs ventes". In Brient, Hervé. Homosexualité et manga : le yaoi. Manga: 10000 images (in French). Editions H. pp. 113–115. ISBN 978-2-9531781-0-4.
- ^ "Profile:1987" (in Japanese). Clamp. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ a b c d e "Anime Expo 15 Cosplay 2006". John (Phoenix) Brown. January 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
- ^ Clamp (2005). Clamp no Kiseki Vol. 7. Translanted and adapted by Tokyopop. Los Angeles: Tokyopop. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-59532-611-9.
- ^ "Cardcaptor Sakura Sequel". Anime News Network. May 21, 2003. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ Clamp (2006). Tsubasa CHARACTer GuiDE. Translanted and adapted by William Flanagan. New York: Del Rey. pp. 126–132. ISBN 978-0-345-49484-9.
- ^ a b c d e f Chang, Chih-Chieh (March 2, 2006). "Interview with Ageha Ohkawa and Mitsuhisa Ishikawa". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
- ^ Smith, Lesley (April 2005). "Happy Birthday, Clamp!". Animefringe. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ^ "Clamp scheduled for US appearance in July". Anime News Network. 2006-03-08. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ^ a b "Clamp to make first U.S. appearance". Anime News Network. April 10, 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ^ "Clamp at Anime Expo". ICv2. 2006-11-04. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
- ^ "CLAMP :「想像以上に大変でした」"×××HOLiC""ツバサ"異例の並行連載7年を振り返る" [CLAMP: "It was hard to imagine more "×××HOLiC" "Tsubasa" looking back on an unprecedented 7 year simultaneous serialization] (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. March 5, 2011. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
- ^ "CLAMP, I.G to Collaborate on Blood-C Original Anime". Anime News Network. March 24, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ "Clamp to Start New Lawful Drug Manga Series". Anime News Network. August 6, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ^ "Clamp to launch xxxHolic Rei manga next February". Anime News Network. December 2, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
- ^ "xxxHolic: Rei manga delayed to early March". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Solomon, Charles (November 28, 2006). "Four Mothers of Manga Gain American Fans With Expertise in a Variety of Visual Styles". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
- ^ a b c d e f Bertschy, Zac (2006-07-03). "Clamp Focus Panel and Press Conference". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ Fujie, Kazuhisa; LABAAMEN (2008). Tsubasa Chronicle Factbook: Mystery, Magic & Mischief. DH Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-932897-26-5.
- ^ a b Oppliger, John (2007-10-24). "Ask John: What Makes Clamp Works So Special?". AnimeNation. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
- ^ "Manga: Clover (Clamp) vol.1". Chibi Reviews. 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
- ^ a b Ledoux, Trish, ed. (2005). Anime Interviews: The First Five Years of Animerica, Anime & Manga Monthly (1992-97). San Francisco: Cadence Books. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-56931-220-9.
- ^ LaMarre, Thomas (October 30, 2009). "Chapter 17". The Anime Machine: A Media Theory of Animation. University of Minnesota Press. pp. 221–233. ISBN 978-0-8166-5154-2.
- ^ "『NANA』の矢沢あいが好きなマンガ家No.1!". Oricon. 2006-03-30. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ "Oricon: Nana's Yazawa, DB's Toriyama are Most Popular". Anime News Network. 2008-03-04. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
- ^ "Shogakukan Manga Award". Joel Hahn. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
- ^ "List". 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
- ^ Clamp (2010). xxxHolic #17. Kodansha. p. 1. ISBN 978-4-06-375906-8.
- ^ ツバサ :CLAMPの2000万部マンガが「完結」 6年の連載に幕 [Tsubasa: Clamp manga of 20 million copies completed] (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. September 30, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ^ Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy. The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. Revised and Expanded Edition. — Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, 2006. — P. 635. — ISBN 978-1-933330-10-5
- ^ McCarthy, Helen. 500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide. — Harper Design, 2009. — P. 49. — 528 p. — ISBN 978-0061474507
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 4:14 AM
Lina Della Libera, Katarina Jug, Danielle Zinsmaster, Alyson Coyle, Tasha Terrance, Cami Jones and Sara Schultz rehearse for their upcoming performances in "Donavan's Daughters" at the Fillmore Central High School stage gym on May 9 and May 10. BRETTA GRABAU/BLUFF COUNTRY NEWSPAPER GROUP
As the school year winds down, spring sports, prom and other events dominate a majority of many students' days. For Fillmore Central's drama director, Jackie Whitacre, and her group of thespians, this next week holds a special significance.
During the weekend of May 9 and 10, one will see the curtains rise on "Donavan's Daughters," a script from Eldridge Publishing Company, closely following the themes of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew."
The plot follows an Irish couple with their five daughters, set around 1890. Due to the "shrewish" and explosive temperament of the eldest daughter, Katherine, no one in their native country would willingly marry or even court her, though they would marry her four younger sisters who are much sweeter in disposition.
However, there is one problem to that scenario. The father will not allow his younger daughters to marry before the eldest is married. Because of this, the family moves to Seattle in the hope of finding a man to marry Katherine and take over the fishing business in Ireland. This would then free the younger sisters to be married as well.
Seattle, at the time, did not have many women there and a surplus of men. Enter three town councilmen. These men meet Donavan's younger daughters and want to marry them. But the same issues arise as those which existed in Ireland. Katherine must be married first. The council turns to the federal marshal in Seattle to marry Katherine.
The cast and crew at Fillmore Central began preparing for the performances over six weeks ago. Unfortunately, there have been road bumps along the way with sickness, inevitable though it may be, Whitacre noted.
The biggest hurdle, however, was the senior class trip. With a cast of 24 students, missing the 11 seniors in the cast and crew does put a damper on rehearsals, she added.
"The seniors were gone for 10 days and we had two or three practices during that time," Whitacre said.
Because of the sheer number of students who try out, Whitacre focused on scripts able to support a large cast. Of course, it also had to be a well-written play.
"There was one script I thought may be a good play based on the description, but it was really poorly written," Whitacre stated. "I chose this script because it was well written, and though it follows 'The Taming of the Shrew,' it does not assume you know what is going on. It mirrors that play very well."
This year, the cast of "Donavan's Daughters" is made up of freshmen to seniors in high school. Whitacre always gives a part to anyone who tries out. Yet, there were so many who tried out for a part, even students from the seventh and eighth grades, she could not fit them all into the play. So, she did the only other thing she could do - form another cast and provide another show prior to the main feature.
The seventh and eighth grade cast consists of 15 students. Their feature is "The Babysitters Academy," focusing on various scenes of babysitting scenarios. This show lasts only a half hour compared to "Donavan's Daughters," which is two hours in length, but the pre-show feature will add to an already entertaining evening.
This will be Whitacre's 12th year directing spring plays or spring musicals. She has really enjoyed the process of working with this year's cast and seeing great participation.
"There is incredible senior leadership and many of them have been in one-acts that went to state. They have high standards and push themselves hard. Several of them have also been in the spring plays since freshman year," she related. "If someone gets sick, others will stand in and read their parts."
In addition to the cast members from both plays, Whitacre is supported by four crew heads covering costumes, lights and sound, student directing and any additional needs. She greatly appreciates their help and their take-charge attitude.
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Such a romantic place on a beach in Monte Carlo Simple little things in life catching one's breath Moonlight glinting of waves breaking off a white sandy beach Faraway thoughts brown eyes crying in an ocean dream song Spell of romance makes one forget the sense of anything Silent whispers echoes binding our chain together tides speak Do you remember the white doves that followed us along the beaches Each link in your arm magic walks closer feelings sing inside a joyous choir enchants Nature nurtured by the desire to fulfill dreams makes time stop Holds deep sea emotions a galloping white steed races home in warm waves kiss The natures mesmerizing perfume of fragrant flowers Where destiny paints the joy in butterflies dance on a warm loving breeze Such is the passion in the depths of ones soul Jewels needle vision flies without wings heaven sings in a spiral coloring rainbows No barriers closed no reasons withstand The midnight moon shades blue embraced one shadow two become one dream A co write written by Liam Mcdaid and Anne-Lise Andresen
The Beach of Promises 1. Fingers entwined, barely touching, turquoise waters teasing your dancing toes, strolling along that serene deserted beach, our promised dreams within aching reach. 2. Hands clasped, holding on, sea-breezes tickling the nape of your neck, walking together, alone, vowing to never breach, the dreams dreamed on that faraway velvet beach. 3. Hands in my pockets, alone, traces of you linger, teasing, lost in my scribbles, your memory fading out of reach, my thoughts ablaze, now and then, catching a whiff of your fragrance, wafting through alleyways of nostalgia, your hand in mine on our pristine beach.
Day at the Beach girls play on a beach, flaunting sexy bikinis - grinning sharks circle
A piece of ocean next to trees and sand Scattered across treated mahogany. Across a face, and a ship now unmanned, And rolling waves, fingers trip sloppily. Splitting the pile into organized stacks Here end pieces, there yellow, and here blue. Out of nowhere a playful cat attacks! Ocean falls like rain, every piece but two The cat bounds away leaving destruction. Scattered pieces, mangled ship thrown on beach Nothing but a picture for instruction. Marching forth, I took the puzzle by siege Gradually the pieces come together And are ready for your viewing pleasure
I wake on the sand Right near the beach You have yet to awake Far out of reach And Daybreak has arrived A beauty unlike any other Comparable only to us, girl And how we love each other So I gaze up alone Marveling up at the sky The warmth of the sun Drying my eyes I'm reflecting on us Oh how each other we trust I'm just so happy we're together And I think to myself, Just as this sun, we'll last forever Then returning to be with you I lay again now Place my hand gently On your warm tender shoulder While I think of our lives today, love And how they'll be when we're older... I know there'd be no other way So "I Love You" I make sure I say To you, each and everyday
All around me Great cities made of sand. Green sky scrapers poke through the ground To thrive in life's strict conditions And melt away with the tide… Great houses made of cards Form lines, and tightrope walk existence, Knowing that any moment, the wrong brick may fall And buckle our world to its knees As Mother Earth shouts Jenga! from the sidelines. So while were here We dance with the Glass Goddess Poised miles above reality, Leaping over the heavens on our domino stilts- We floor it in the sky Living death in the fast lane, Seizing the day Because any moment We could disappear Into Jacob Reinhardt 10/15/2013
My Wishes are Simple My wishes are simple, my desires few, to gaze upon an ocean, and marvel at a solitary drop of dew. My wishes are simple, my dreams not too grand, to feel the waves teasing my tired feet, with no footprints left in the cool, wet sand. My wishes are simple, my thoughts serenely gentle, calm, my heart resting beneath a swaying palm, healing my being, caressed by nature's soothing balm.
At first the sun's fingers Poke up just a bit, Seeming to find the ocean's ledge, They grab a hold of it. With radiant arms extended, It raises itself higher, Then sits upon the ocean's rim - A fuzzy ball of fire.
Seagulls seagulls by the seashore open your eyes and you shall see more of the world's magik in front of your face why oh why would I ever replace the memory of that foamy sea crashing onto the shore while the seagulls are laughing with the children once more who feed them with eyes full of wonder to their curious delight seashells from dead oysters shine of the moon's pale sea light as they mate like the birds and the bees my sea kisses the sky when it rolls with the breeze.
I lay awake at night, in the shadow of your dreams and wonder if your heart beats in the same cadence as it did before. I grip the thoughts between fingers of historic misuse, and hold as tightly as these shaken bones allow. I never wanted to be condemned, but your wake pours over this frothy soul, and fills me with a need that I have yet to fully understand. You are the gravity of my moon, sending brilliant surges to a once empty and fruitless beach. I can feel your pulse, your warm and resounding posture. It quakes within, and through my eyes, I cannot blink you away. This vision, this novel and volatile perspective is the catalyst for the fury that I thought was lost. Tonight, I pray your dreams shine alongside the stars I've seen in your eyes. I hope your heart beats to the same song that crashes through me. -James Kelley 2014, All rights reserved.
for bruce springsteen... it was a rain-swept monsoon day way back then, so many moons away when i felt the music strumming in my veins setting me free like a runaway horse without any reins you sang of simple truths, your verse spoke to people just like me in my lonely, wasted, and desolately quiet night as you screamed out tragic human wrongs, and of everyone's plight 'bobby jean' spoke to me of that girl down the street glimpses of whom, we as innocents would furtively meet and 'the river' that flowed through my ever-barren heart led me down further roads of thunder when slowly i finally learnt that the hardest part was fighting on and never to surrender to the hard-luck dreams that were born to run while i danced in the dark with memories vivid and stark even as i whined like that dog who for forever lost his howling bark and then a 'human touch' came along and 'better days' seemed real, not just words in a song and still you sang and swayed and spoke straight into my unseeing eyes as gardens of secrets were opened, and as your fist punched the skies in an anger that i too felt and in whose cauldron i too burned as we saw murder get incorporated, while on its wobbly axis, our fragile world apathetically turned and then suddenly i was told that i was all grown up working on a highway of scattered ideals and absolving myself by sprinkling some coins in a waiting cup well, after all these years of walking along so many a thorny road with an armour of your verse covering me, even as i hear them taunt me and even as they continue to goad but now i can feel myself fading away, into the bleakness of this coming night just like the ghost of that old tom joad...
The water in my chest, And my eyes, they burn, Lungs burst for air, They are losing all their turn. My eyes see the light, That swims in the water, And as I sink, My lungs burn hotter. I try to breathe, Yet only choke, I scratch for the surface, Pray that it be broke. But I know that I, Will soon touch sand, But only beneath the waves, I will never touch land. So I close my eyes, To be engulfed by the dark, As as i slip away, Shines bright, the mark. The deeper I go, My dress cling to me, As I drown, Sink, To the bottomless sea.
The Sieve of Time Cast ashore, along the banks of time, whirling through the passing years, clinging to my futile scribbles set in rhyme, Cast ashore, thrust into an unrehearsed pantomime, clenching slivers of joy as weariness descends, lulled into a peaceful slumber exhilaratingly sublime. Cast ashore, hazily adrift, a dandelion seed on the wings of time, trapped in the sieve of spiralling memories, caught between pristine bliss, and reeking slime. Cast ashore, flung aside for no discernible crime, my human heart thuds with elusive hope, though battered, bruised, and covered in grime, I stagger ashore, alone, embracing each moment of detached, oblivious time.
hello! hey! boungiorno! what is the date?/ this world of dimensions created duality/ no letters/ no words/ are enough to express/ someone like you/ in reality/ i filled all your emptines/ MY still quiet bay/ as Jhon opened world in his Yoko/ you searched perfect princes/ looked for "right him"/ now at only one overman looking/ i swear/ i will hold you/ as much as i can/ would become all the axes/ and outer space/ voice is speared by the screaming wind/ falling down/ flakes to your place/ going crazy just seeing your knees/ don't regret anything/ my Benito/ unbelievable/ perfect/ unbearable/ you whisper/ "la comedia e finita"//
Port of Call Barefoot on a talcum beach, alone, not lonely, with the breath of the ocean a caressing balm, soothing pained memories away, to the swaying of a solitary palm. Barefoot on a talcum beach, alone, not lonely, feeling the brushing away of all past turmoil, on a quest for solace, ever so hard to find, yet comforted by the crashing of the waves, as the tide cleanses all pain, and leaves despair far, far behind. Barefoot on a talcum beach, alone, not lonely, drenched in a sea-breeze of mist, that hushes the ache of bygone moons, tasting the salty tang on my lips, as the burnished sun, over the distant horizon, swoons, and dips. Barefoot on a talcum beach, alone, not lonely, searching, ever searching, for a slice of solitude, as memory bids a final adieu, reaching under the sea so vast, and seeking comfort in the depths, while embracing, the tomorrows to come, wishing that they be true. Barefoot on a talcum beach, alone, not lonely, seeing my truths drown, as they slip beneath the turquoise waters, feeling my heart ablaze, with a passion that rarely falters. Barefoot on a talcum beach, alone, not lonely, yet knowing that I am home at long last, wishing the waves would wash away, the defences that once stood, like an impregnable wall. Barefoot on a talcum beach, alone, not lonely, I have found, at long last, my final port of call.
I wrote my dreams on the back of a paper bag. Stuffed them down inside an empty bottle of Chianti and threw it into the ocean. The tide rolled it right back to me, with words as wet as my eyes. -James K 2013, All rights reserved.
back and forth, boxsliding. tossing and turning on the ocean waves; the rush of ebbing tides moving, similar to the unsaved lives of our days, mixture of emotions gathering, trying not to get sucked in the undertow, our own deception that doesn't flow. trembling in the fear of it's coolness, the depths so limitless. it's force unmeasurable, only fit for the able. it's nature can not be contained, but it's characteristics can surely be attained. soaking in it can acquire you different benefits, a threat for the flow of living. tides of waves so chaotic; in a world so exotic, the rush to coming back to it is so dramatic.


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Crews Battle Blaze at Oklahoma Fire Station
Firefighters responded to a blaze at a northeast Oklahoma City fire station on Thursday.
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Firefighters responded to a blaze at a northeast Oklahoma City fire station on Thursday.
Heavy flames were found in the kitchen and porch at Fire Station No. 6, causing plumes of smoke to emanate from the building at Northeast 8th Street and Lindsay Street.
"They went in and they extinguished the fire rather quickly," said Oklahoma City fire Battalion Chief Brian Stanaland.
There have been no reports of injuries nor any word as to what caused the fire. Investigators said the fire likely started in the kitchen, but no one was in there cooking at the time. The kitchen and the living quarters sustained heavy damage, but crews were able to save most of their equipment.
"All the new bunker gear was pulled outside," Stanaland said. "That was the gear the off-duty firefighters house here at the fire station, and then also the apparatus were outside that they use."
The station and its 30 firefighters were scheduled to move to a new Bricktown station that hasn't been built or fully designed yet. Fire officials said they're not sure what to do in the meantime.
"That's going to be a little bit of time before that will be constructed," Stanaland said. "At this point, we'll just have to decide what to do as far as repairing this or keeping them housed somewhere else until that new station's built."
Fire officials said that for now, the crews will be split between two different stations. They said there are enough resources in the area near the burned fire station that people living nearby won't be unprotected.
Damage to the firehouse was estimated at $150,000.
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It doesn't have to be a "New" guitarist, just one you've never listened to before until 2009. The Jbird's picks are either Stephen Lill of the German progressive metal band Vanden Plas (they are kinda like Dream Theater, but more melodic): or Brian Maillard, of Dominici (Dream Theater's first singer):
I shouldn't be admitting this, but Tony Rice. I always knew who he was, but I had never bothered to seriously listen to him. My bad.
I got into him sideways through David Grisman. I found a great record of the two of them doing duets on vintage guitars and mandos, with salivation-worthy pics and all that.
Steffen Schackinger - just a fabulous musical rock player. [youtube]JX61Jlvd-Yw[/youtube] and perhaps surprisingly...John Petrucci..I'd never really heard him till this year I'll spare you a Dream Theater vid though.
That's a great record. Incidentally, I think it was my introduction to both of those players, as well. You'd dig the rest of that series, too - Vol. 2 features Grisman and Martin Taylor, Vol. 3 features Grisman, Bob Brozman, and Mike Auldridge, and then there's Tone Poets, which turns the concept around, and features a ton of players playing one guitar and one mandolin.
I'll do that, I love Martin Taylor. Brozman rubs me the wrong way sometimes. Something about his intonation, can't put my finger on it. With Tony Rice, I'm working my way through the stuff he's done with Bela Fleck.
There's a lot to recommend with him. The first couple of David Grisman Quintet records are great. Everything by the Tony Rice Unit is worth checking out. Church Street Blues is a terrific record. Rice Brothers stuff is very good. If you like Peter Rowan's singing at all, the two records they've done together are excellent, too.
Probably Bryan Sutton. Flamenclogy turned me onto him a few months ago: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG9Az8fOkeg"]YouTube- Bryan Sutton - Texas Gales[/ame]
I'm embarassed to say that I finally discovered Steve Marriott and the whole Humble Pie stuff in '09. Also I re-discovered Johnny Thunders...if re-discovering counts.


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IMPHAL, NOV. 25. The 11-day-old standoff between the Manipur
Chief Minister, Mr. W. Nipamacha Singh, and the Speaker, Mr. S.
Dhananjay Singh, remained unsolved as the Opposition today
decided to appeal against the court order staying the
disqualification of a Minister.
Sources in the Opposition said a team of lawyers had left for
Guwahati to challenge the judgment staying the Speaker's order
disqualifying the Horticulture Minister, Mr. T. Kigpen, from
membership of the House under the Anti-defection law.
On November 23, Mr. Justice A.K. Patnaik of the Guwahati High
Court, had stayed the disqualification order saying Mr. Kipgen
would continue to function as an MLA and participate and vote in
the House. Meanwhile, the Governor, Mr. Ved Prakash Marwah, went
to Delhi on Friday to brief the Union Home Minister, Mr. L.K.
Advani, about the present political stalemate in the State.
The 10-month-old Nipamacha Government is facing a serious crisis
after the Speaker criticised him for his alleged failure ``on all
fronts'' on November 15 and subsequently dismissed Mr. Kigpen.
Cases of eight other legislators are still pending with the
Speaker with the winter session of the Assembly beginning on
December 1.
In retaliation, the ruling United Legislature Front has decided
to remove the Speaker through a no-confidence motion. The Chief
Minister has also decided to move a confidence motion after the
Guwahati High Court order came in favour of his camp.
Meanwhile, Assembly secretariat sources said the Business
Advisory Committee at its meeting on November 23 failed to decide
the date to discuss the proposed no-confidence motion and would
meet again during lunch break on December 4.
So far, only the notice of no-confidence against the Speaker
signed by 36 ruling front members had been received, the sources
said. The notification for the motion of confidence by Mr.
Nimamacha Singh was yet to be received, they added.
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of a 12-hour State-wide bandh called by a local organisation to
protest against the killing of one person allegedly by police
commandos. Reports from districts said markets, shops and
business establishments were closed and vehicles were off the
However, the Government had already declared the day as holiday
to finalise the revision of electoral rolls in the State,
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For half a century, Woody Allen has proselytized the lovability of misanthropes. But the too-prolific filmmaker evidently enjoys hearing himself talk much more than he does coming up with new stories or ideas, which is why the daftly repellent romantic comedy "Magic in the Moonlight" is another insulting exercise in convincing audiences that we should embrace those who love to hate us. As might be expected from a Woody Allen film, our misanthrope protagonist is a middle-aged curmudgeon whose dexterous wordplay disguises, at least for a little while, how tiresome he really is. (One unfortunate target of his rage is attributed the "charm of a typhoid epidemic.")
Colin Firth lends his considerable charisma to his character Stanley, a flourishing magician of the interwar years who performs on stage as the "Oriental" illusionist Wei Ling Soo. Since Stanley tricks his audience twice at each show, first with his sleights of hand and then with his yellowface, he has made debunking others who claim to have special powers, particularly psychics and mediums, his lifelong aim. Stanley is soon recruited by an old friend (Simon McBurney) to prove the fraudulence of American clairvoyant Sophie (Emma Stone), who has ensconced herself in the hearts and house of a wealthy European clan in the South of France.
Against postcard-perfect backdrops (the film's greatest seducer is the French countryside), Stanley discovers that Sophie just might be the real thing. She guesses Stanley's Chinese alter-ego, a professional secret, almost immediately, and soon after rattles off specific details about his fiancée, his deceased uncle, and his childhood home.
As the unambitious, uneducated innocent from Kalamazoo, Sophie is nonthreatening femininity personified, the seeming opposite of her mother (Marcia Gay Harden), who makes sure that she and her daughter are able to keep themselves fed and sheltered, not to mention dressed in the finest Paris clothiers have to offer that season. Sophie's abilities so revolutionize Stanley's worldview that his newfound hopefulness turns into love. For reasons utterly unknown, Sophie was smitten first, despite pledges of eternal love from a young millionaire Brice (Hamish Linklater), forever dressed in tennis whites.
Stone is loose and funny and irresistible as ever, so it's frustrating to watch her character become increasingly besotted with an older man who could learn a thing or two about manners from Henry Higgins. Stanley shares some similarities to one of the characters most identified with Firth, the principled-to-the-point-of-obnoxious Darcy of the first half of "Pride and Prejudice," but the moment when the insufferably pretentious and judgmental duckling turns into a gracious, affectionate swan never arrives.
Even when he falls in love, Stanley can't help openly mocking her for being unable to attribute literary quotes to their authors. The romance's arc is such a middle-aged crank's manic-pixie-dream-girl fantasy, complete with older man learning to enjoy life again through his younger paramour while still retaining his unfailing sense of superiority to her, that it wouldn't have been surprising if the third-act twist turned out to be that he was a vampire feeding off her youth and vitality. To make the romance all the more unappealing (and unlikely), the generation-wide age gap between Firth and Stone is never mentioned, even though the latter is frequently dressed in flowered hats to make her look even younger than her 25 years.
"Lucy," the Scarlett Johansson sci-fi action movie, is shaping up as a sleeper hit at the summer box office ahead of its July 25 opening. Written and directed by veteran Luc Besson, Universal's "Lucy" stars Johansson as a woman forced to work as a drug mule who gains superhuman brain power and kicks considerable bad-guy butt after the drug seeps into her system. Morgan Freeman co-stars. Tracking suggests an opening in the $40 million range, or roughly what it cost to make. The studio wasn't talking Thursday. (RTRS) Johansson has appeared as the Black Widow in three Marvel movies, so she's experienced box-office success. But "Lucy" is on track to be by far the biggest opening for a movie in which she's played a lead, well ahead of 2006's "The Prestige" or 2005's "The Island."
It also will easily be the biggest opening ever as a director for Besson, who's been on the action movie scene since "La Femme Nikita" in 1991. He's recently focused on producing via his EuropaCorp film company, and wrote and produced Liam Neeson's "Taken" movies. "Lucy" stands to benefit from Johansson's increasing action star credibility, which has gotten a big boost from her roles as the Black Widow in Marvel's "The Avengers," "Iron Man 2" and "Captain America: The Winter Soldier." Johansson's pregnancy with fiancé Romain Dauriac is drawing considerable media coverage and that isn't hurting, either.
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Best of Germany and Austria – 2015
Rhine and Danube, Castles and Mountains
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This tour is for travelers who want to see the highlights of both Germany and Austria but have limited time. This tour combines the best of three of our other tours – the River Castles, Bavarian Castles, and Imperial Castles Tours.
Go for a cruise on the legendary Rhine and tour the Burg Eltz and Heidelberg castles. Visit the medieval towns of Rothenburg and Dinkelsbuhl. Tour King Ludwig II's Neuschwanstein and Herrenchiemsee castles. See the highlights in Munich, including a stop at Nymphenburg Palace. See Innsbruck's famous Golden Roof, and enjoy a traditional Tyrolean folklore show. In Salzburg see Mirabell Gardens, Mozart's Birthplace, the Cathedral, and Fortress Hohensalzburg. Finish your Best Of tour in elegant Vienna, touring Schonbrunn Palace.
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Day 1 – DEPARTURE
Board your flight from your home destination to Frankfurt, Germany.
This itinerary assumes this to be an overnight flight.
Air fare independently arranged.
(You will return home from Vienna Airport.)
Day 2 – WELCOME TO THE RHINE
Arrival in Frankfurt, Germany. Your flight should arrive at the Frankfurt Airport by 11:15 a.m. at the latest for the complimentary transfer at noon.
When the group is complete we drive directly to the Rhine for lunch in Rudesheim.
Afterwards board a Rhinesteamer and cruise on the most beautiful stretch of the river, the part added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 2002. Relax as we go downstream past the Loreley Rock and lots of medieval castles on both sides of the river, and on to charming Boppard, our home for the next two nights.
Tonight we meet for a welcome drink followed by dinner at the hotel.
> Your tour includes: Transfer from airport to hotel, welcome drink, Rhine cruise, three-course dinner , hotel in Boppard
Day 3 – BURG ELTZ, COCHEM, MOSELLE DRIVE
Today we drive upstream along the MOSELLE River, which in scenery, castles and vineyards does not stand in the shadow compared to its big brother, the Rhine.
Our first stop is the twelfth century BURG ELTZ, rising majestically above the rear end of the wild Eltz Valley, one of Germany's most beautiful castles, surrounded by the river on three sides. Inside visit.
We continue to COCHEM located on an idyllic bend on the river, where you have time for lunch on the Moselle Promenade.
Back to Boppard for free time in the afternoon. Dinner tonight in a wine cellar with wine tasting.
> Buffet breakfast, door-to-door
transportation, Burg Eltz entrance and tour, three-course dinner with
wine tasting, hotel
in Boppard
Burg Eltz
Day 4 – HEIDELBERG, ROTHENBURG
Today we say goodbye to the Rhine and head south to HEIDELBERG, on the banks of the Neckar river. In medieval times the Electoral Palatinate with Heidelberg as the politcal centre was one of the most advanced European States. See the beautiful red-walled castle including the great vat with a guided tour. Then we take a cogwheel train down into the city where you have more time for sightseeing, shopping and postcards.
We continue to medieval ROTHENBURG OB DER TAUBER in Frankonia where you feel like you just jumped back into the 16th century. Competely surrounded by its medieval ramparts with countless towers, Rothenburg is famous for its ancient houses, fountains, cobbled lanes, hidden corners, and ornate street signs. Also famous for the Meistertrunk, in which – according to legend – the burgomeister saved the town by emptying a 6-pint tankard in one single draught.
> Buffet breakfast, door-to-door
transportation, Heidelberg Castle entrance and guided tour, three-course
dinner, hotel
in Rothenburg
Day 5 – ROMANTIC ROAD, DINKELSBUHL, MUNICH
We leave Rothenburg this morning and drive along the ROMANTIC ROAD to DINKELSBUHL. Go for a walk in this beautiful town also completely surrounded by its medieval walls.
Continue on the Romantic Road via Nordlingen and Augsburg and on to MUNICH for early afternoon arrival.
Take your pictures of Nymphenburg Palace, the summer residence of the Wittelsbacher family, the place where Ludwig II was born, and do an Orientation Tour of Germany's secret capital featuring the Olympic Stadium, Olympic Tower, Leopoldstrasse, Schwabing, Ludwigstrasse, Odeonsplatz, Koenigsplatz, and Karlsplatz.
Our Munich Orientation tour ends by the Residenz and the Opera, where we get off and continue the last few metres on foot to Marienplatz, the very heart of Munich, known for the Glockenspiel carillon in the Town Hall.
Tonight why not have a beer at the famous Hofbrauhaus, Munich's most famous beer hall, or have a traditional Bavarian dinner in one Munich's fine restaurants? Dinner is on your own tonight.
> Buffet breakfast, door-to-door transportation, Munich orientation tour, hotel in Munich
Day 6 – NEUSCHWANSTEIN, INNSBRUCK
We leave Munich this morning and drive south to the Bavarian Alps. When we arrive in the village of Hohenschwangau we go up to Marienbrucke (Mary's Bridge), sitting high above the Poellat Gorge, where you can take the best pictures of Neuschwanstein Castle. (If Mary's Bridge is closed because of ice or snow on the path, you will be taken to another lookout where you can take wonderful pictures of Neuschwanstein.)
Afterwards we walk down for our inside tour of NEUSCHWANSTEIN – Germany's most famous castle – with a castle guide.
Back down in the village of Hohenschwangau, you have time to have a bite to eat, and to go for a stroll on Lake Alpsee, one of the most beautiful Lakes in the region, where young Ludwig learned to swim.
After lunch we drive through the mountains to INNSBRUCK on the Inn River, the capital of the Tyrol. Enjoy a nice stroll to see the famous little Golden Roof below the impressive Austrian Alps, the fine baroque church, the Hofburg, built by Empress Maria Theresia, and maybe shop for Swarovski Crystal, which is made in Innsbruck.
In the evening, we have a nice Tyrolean dinner and a traditional folklore show with yodelling, alphorn blowing, Schuhplatting and dancing.
> Buffet breakfast, door-to-door
transportation, Neuschwanstein entrance and tour, entrance to Tyrolean
dinner show, including
three-course dinner, hotel in Innsbruck
Day 7 – HERRENCHIEMSEE, SALZBURG
We drive back into Germany today to see Ludwig II's largest castle, HERRENCHIEMSEE, on an island in Lake Chiemsee. Ludwig built this castle after a visit to Versailles, but only ever stayed in it for one week. To get to the island we take a boat and then we take a horse carriage to the Palace. Inside visit with a Castle Guide. Time for lunch on the island.
We continue East to SALZBURG, this world famous city where upon arrival you go on a walking tour. See the Mirabell Gardens, Getreidegasse with Mozart's Birthplace, and the Cathedral. Later, if you wish, take the funicular up to Fortress Hohensalzburg for breathtaking views, or spend the afternoon shopping in the beautiful streets.
Dinner tonight in one of Austria's oldest restaurants.
> Buffet breakfast, door-to-door
transportation, Herrenchiemsee entrance and tour, entrances to
Hohensalzburg, funicular, and
Hellbrunn Gardens, service of local guide, three-course
dinner, hotel in Salzburg
Day 8 – WACHAU VALLEY, VIENNA
We say goodbye to Salzburg this morning and go east the scenic way – along the Danube's famous WACHAU VALLEY, known for vineyards, castles and the picturesque villages that placed it on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Enjoy a morning break in one of the pretty towns and try a glass of Wachau wine.
We arrive in VIENNA in the early afternoon and drive along the Ring Road which offers Vienna's most famous sights: Opera, Hofburg, National Museum, Town hall, Burgtheater, University, Parliament and much more. Afterwards a walking tour of the heart of Vienna, including an inside visit at St. Stephen's Cathedral. Enjoy free time for shopping on Kaertnerstrasse or Graben or more sightseeing.
Dinner on your own tonight.
> Buffet breakfast, door-to-door
transportation, sightseeing tour of Vienna, entrance to St. Stephen's
Cathedral, three-course
dinner, hotel in Vienna
Vienna Hofburg
Day 9 – VIENNA, SCHONBRUNN
This morning see SCHÖNBRUNN, Austria's answer to Louis XIV's Versailles. See Maria Theresa's summer palace and enjoy free time in the splendid baroque garden. Inside guided tour. Afterwards you are shown how apple strudel is made in the Imperial Kitchen, and you may try it together with a cup of coffee.
Your afternoon is at leisure. The to-do list is endless. Maybe ride the Giant Ferris Wheel in the Prater, known from the movie "The Third Man", visit the Opera or the Hofburg from the inside, relax in one of the beautiful parks, spend time in a typical "Kaffehaus", or get your final shopping done.
Great farewell dinner in a typical Heurigen tonight.
> Buffet breakfast, door-to-door
transportation, guided tour of Schönbrunn Palace, apple strudel and
coffee, Heurigen Dinner,
hotel in Vienna
Day 10 – RETURN FROM VIENNA
Time to say "Auf wiedersehen".
Transfer to Vienna Airport for your return flight
> Buffet breakfast, transfer to
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Tour Features
- All features as per itinerary, departure guaranteed
- Door-to-door transportation (all modes). Leave the navigating to us.
- 8 breakfast buffets
- 6 three-course dinners with menu choices, one beverage, and coffee or tea after dinner
- 8 nights' accommodation
- All entrance fees, taxes, and local guide fees paid
- No hidden extras, no optional excursions – already included
- Maximum group size of 30 people, fewer on most tours
- The tour language is English only.
- The days are well planned to offer you many highlights, but you are never rushed.
Ideal combination of free time and planned activities. - Skip the lines at must-see attractions.
- All visits are inside, not drive-by. Learn the stories that bring old buildings to life.
- You will see not only the highlights but also the spots where only the locals go.
- Tour director – Let our experts make every day and destination fascinating!
- Satisfaction assured – backed up by our money-back guarantee.
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Nymphenburg Palace, Munich
Mirabell Palace, Salzburg
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Drosselgasse, Rudesheim
Inside Burg Eltz
Heidelberg Castle
Nymphenburg, Munich
Marienplatz, Munich
Golden Roof, Innsbruck
Wachau Valley
Schonbrunn, Vienna
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The Gallery has larger images, and Groups has photos of
participants in past tours.
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Larger Pictures of Castles, Communities and Regional
Images of tour features, from the three tours on which this one is
Detailed Itinerary Destination Maps
2-page printer-friendly PDF including:
- Tour Destinations map from the top of this page, and
- Pictorial map of castles along the Rhine Gorge from Rudesheim to Boppard.
Links to Sources of More Detailed Information
Clickable links to detailed articles on major tour itinerary
Pictures of Previous Tour Groups and Participants
Photos from
the first "Best Of" tour and from recent year Rivers, Bavarian, and Imperial Castles Tours
Other website pages, shared with other tours, also provide in depth information.
Tours Characteristics
Notes on the distinguishing features of the various tours offered.
What's so special about these tours? How do they
differ from each other?
Comments from participants in this and other Castles tours.
Travel Info
Clickable links to air and rail
travel resources, currency and time conversion, etc.
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My husband and I truly enjoyed the "Best of Germany and Austria" tour. On the Rhine cruise from Ruedesheim to Boppard we marveled at the 13th century castles amid the verdant vineyards.... Staying overnight in Rothenburg ob der Tauber made us virtual participants in the 14th century.... All the hotels had bounteous breakfast buffets. The dinners on the tour were all very delicious and featured tasty German and Austrian cuisine. Our guides ... were very helpful and informative.... We loved what we saw in Germany and Austria and would highly recommend this tour to others. – William and Judy Claffey,
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Peter did an excellent job on our tour. His knowledge of the sites and towns, personality, professionalism, and energy all combined to make this a truly memorable holiday for myself and Eric. Thank you. – Roy
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If you would like a vacation that someone else worries about all the details and you sit back and enjoy the sights, then a European Castles Tour is for you.... Not a minute is wasted yet there is still free time to enjoy individual interests. If you are considering another tour company, please consider the included traditional foods and drinks that are provided. Also there are no budget-busting optional excursions with these tours.... The personal service and attention you will receive from your guide will be the icing on the cake.... I can't wait to begin planning my third tour!" – April Cook, West Virginia,
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Comments, experiences and recommendations from guests on past tours are featured in our References Video .
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The Best of Germany and Austria Tour is offered on the following basis:
Tour prices are for the land segment only. Air fare is not included.
Prices are per person, in U.S. dollars,
based on double occupancy.
Single Occupancy is available for a Single Supplement charge of US $ 300.
A child 8 to 16 years old sharing a room with two adults receives a 30%
reduction on this tour.
Guaranteed Departure: The Best of
Germany and Austria tour is guaranteed to
operate as scheduled and will not be cancelled due to a low level of participation.
A deposit of US $ 300 per person is required to secure a reservation.
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Prices per individual are the same as for the regular group tour, plus a US $ 200 per day
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You can phone Astrid Baur in Germany (Eastern Time + 6 Hours)
U.S. Phone: (202) 580 - 8732 / Astrid's Mobile: + 49 - 171 - 546 6839 (where + = international calling access code, 011 in North America)
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The nail in the coffin
If there was even a sliver of a hint of hope for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers it packed its bags and stomped out of town late Friday night.
The Bombers are alone in their futility. This season is all but over with only the possibility of collecting a high pick in the CFL draft to be garnered.
Losing is what this team does best and that should offer some consolation to Bombers fans who have already turned the page and are looking to the future. This team is too inept to get in its own way and somehow win its way out of picking right after the expansion Ottawa Red Blacks.
Even when they are good, this edition of the Bombers is bad.
The Blue offered up their best 30 minutes of football on Friday night and held a 20-0 lead before collapsing to fall 35-27 in overtime to the Edmonton Eskimos.
It was the ugly punctuation mark on a season that now sees the Bombers all alone in last at 2-10 in the CFL.
The loss will hang over this group of coaches and players and likely put an end to any talk of redemption. Head coach Tim Burke can almost certainly not come back from this defeat.
Burke is a good man and has a track record as an excellent defensive co-ordinator. He'll need it. Burke will have to be fired by GM Kyle Walters at season's end.
Walters will now be free to gut as much of this roster as he wants and begin auditions for next season. Trades should be made to improve the team's draft position. No one should be viewed as untouchable.
Free-agent-to-be Henoc Muamba is a priority signing, but Walters must get an answer prior to the trade deadline of Oct. 9.
If Muamba refuses to sign an extension he should be dealt for picks or another Canadian with more term on his contract.
No offer should be denied out of hand. Everything should be considered.
Walters must focus on the future and position the club to try to acquire a quarterback from another club prior to the dispersal draft that will welcome the Ottawa Red Blacks to the CFL for next season.
On the subject of quarterbacks, the Bombers should not be afraid to sign a new passel of passers to audition.
None of the quarterbacks currently in residence has put forth an argument as a future franchise leader. There are NFL cuts and free agents on the street in the U.S. Start bringing them in and giving them a look.
There's no need to insult the fan base with talk of trying to win more games this season.
There is nothing to be gained from it and this community has been forced to accept drek masked as football for too long.
A few more losses won't damage them further. Bombers fans want and deserve a better product. It's time to start working towards that end.
The Joe Mack era is over but it still haunts this franchise. Acting CEO Wade Miller needs to step forward, admit how bad this team is and how far-reaching the problems are and inform fans that a complete and thorough rebuild is underway.
Miller must decide what he's going to do about the GM position and either give the keys to Walters or begin his search for a new candidate.
This season is lost. Gone. Toast. In the wind.
Miller must find a way to make the most use of the remaining games, assets and time available to him.
To date it's been one of the worst football seasons this city has had to endure, but to let it now go entirely for naught would be just as big a sin.
The hole has been dug and the Bombers are in it. All that's left is to simply admit the plight they are in and get out of the hole and look towards a new day.
Or stay in it and let the rest of the league proceed to cover the club and its fans with dirt.
This can either be a funeral or a rebirth. One has a future the other doesn't. Get on with tomorrow. It's already here.
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The Department of Health Sciences currently offers a Master of Science in Exercise Science with a public health emphasis. The Concentration in Physical Activity and Public Health recognizes that inactivity is a major public health problem and represents a significant risk factor for many chronic diseases including heart disease, stroke, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and some types of cancer. Moreover, this concentration integrates key competencies for a degree in exercise science recommended by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) including knowledge of exercise physiology and the assessment and development of physical activity and exercise programs for the general and clinical populations. Graduate students seeking this degree are members of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences –a leading national model for education and research in the health, psychosocial and biomedical sciences, which supports the University's mission of educating students for a life of fulfillment and accomplishment and creating and translating knowledge to meet global and societal needs through inter-disciplinary research, urban engagement, experiential learning, and the integration of classroom learning with real-world experience. Faculty in the department are exploring a range of research topics including acute/chronic effects of exercise, community-based exercise and nutrition interventions, nutrition epidemiology, health disparities, urban public health, and application of technology for measuring and motivating behavior change.
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A total of 12 courses or 36 semester hours are required for completion of this degree and includes the following core and elective courses.
1. Exercise Science Core (5 courses; 15 SH) provides the foundation for the understanding of advanced principles of exercise physiology on acute and chronic responses to endurance and strength exercise in major body systems including the cardiopulmonary and musculoskeletal systems.
2. Research core (3 courses; 9 SH) provides the foundation to understand the fundamental principles and concepts of conducting scientific research including study design, research methods, biostatistics, and epidemiology. The research practicum allows the integration of this knowledge through experiential learning where students design a research study and undergo peer-evaluation.
3. Public Health Core (2 courses; 6 SH) provides the foundation to plan, develop, and evaluate primary prevention programs. Students will be able to apply this knowledge to implement evidence-based physical activity wellness programs in real-world settings.
4. Elective Courses in the concentrations (2 courses; 6 SH). Students will be able to elect 3 courses in either public health, practice-based, or research concentrations to deepen their knowledge in one of these competency areas.
Total Semester Hours: 36
Curriculum subject to change
To be considered for admission, students must have completed the following requirements:
For more information about applying, please visit the Graduate Student Services website.
The experiential learning and collaborations listed below are some examples to illustrate the range of activities students can get involved in to complement their didactic instruction. These include translational and interdisciplinary research, fitness and health promotion, and assessment and prescription of wellness programs.
Graduates of the program will have a solid foundation in exercise science, public health, and research as they seek job opportunities in organizations that focus on improving health and wellness though physical activity. These include local, state, federal, private, professional, and nonprofit organizations, hospitals, and community health centers. Students will also be qualified to pursue a doctoral degree and a career in physical activity research.
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